Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
English | Egyptian |
I got | 'ana geebtaacnaa gybt | أنا َ جيبت |
We got | 'ihna geebnaiicHnaa gybnaa | إحنا َ جيبنا |
You(m) got | 'inta geebtiicnta gybt | إنت َ جيبت |
You(f) got | 'inti geebtiiicnti gybty | إنت ِ جيبتي |
You(pl) got | 'intu geebtuiicntoo gybtoo | إنتوا جيبتوا |
He/it(m) got | huwa gaebhuwa gaeb | هـُو َ جا َب |
She/it(f) got | hiya gaebithiya gaebit | هـِي َ جا َبـِت |
They got | humma gabuhumma gaeboo | هـُمّ َ جا َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
English | Egyptian |
I might get | 'ana yimkin 'ageebaacnaa yimkin aacgyb | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجيب |
We might get | 'ihna yimkin nigeebiicHnaa yimkin nigyb | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجيب |
You(m) might get | 'inta yimkin tigeebiicnta yimkin tigyb | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجيب |
You(f) might get | 'inti yimkin tigeebiiicnti yimkin tigyby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجيبي |
You(pl) might get | 'intu yimkin tigeebuiicntoo yimkin tigyboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجيبوا |
He/it(m) might get | huwa yimkin yigeebhuwa yimkin yigyb | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجيب |
She/it(f) might get | hiya yimkin tigeebhiya yimkin tigyb | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجيب |
They might get | humma yimkin yigeebuhumma yimkin yigyboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجيبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
English | Egyptian |
I get | 'ana bageebaacnaa bagyb | أنا َ بـَجيب |
We get | 'ihna bingeebiicHnaa bingyb | إحنا َ بـِنجيب |
You(m) get | 'inta bitgeebiicnta bitgyb | إنت َ بـِتجيب |
You(f) get | 'inti bitgeebiiicnti bitgyby | إنت ِ بـِتجيبي |
You(pl) get | 'intu bitgeebuiicntoo bitgyboo | إنتوا بـِتجيبوا |
He/it(m) gets | huwa biyigeebhuwa biyigyb | هـُو َ بـِيـِجيب |
She/it(f) gets | hiya bitgeebhiya bitgyb | هـِي َ بـِتجيب |
They get | humma biyigeebuhumma biyigyboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجيبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
English | Egyptian |
I will get | 'ana hageebaacnaa hagyb | أنا َ هـَجيب |
We will get | 'ihna hangeebiicHnaa hangyb | إحنا َ هـَنجيب |
You(m) will get | 'inta hatgeebiicnta hatgyb | إنت َ هـَتجيب |
You(f) will get | 'inti hatgeebiiicnti hatgyby | إنت ِ هـَتجيبي |
You(pl) will get | 'intu hatgeebuiicntoo hatgyboo | إنتوا هـَتجيبوا |
He/it(m) will get | huwa hayigeebhuwa hayigyb | هـُو َ هـَيـِجيب |
She/it(f) will get | hiya hatgeebhiya hatgyb | هـِي َ هـَتجيب |
They will get | humma hayigeebuhumma hayigyboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجيبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
English | Egyptian |
You(m) get! | geebgyb | جيب |
You(f) get! | geebigyby | جيبي |
You(pl) get! | geebugyboo | جيبوا |